GRE Word List

ELLIPTICAL

of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse

The meaning of the word elliptical is of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse.

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WordMeaning
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
reprimanda severe or formal reproof
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
epicureanof or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
malcontenta discontented person:
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner